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Professor Plum in the Library with the Candlestick: Books with Library settings
Created on:
Apr 23, 2020
19 items
Libraries are great places for authors to set their stories and characters. Who would think a children's librarian could be ki...
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General Recommendations
YA LGBT Fantasy Novel Recommendations
By:
MarisaG_KCMO
Created on:
Apr 03, 2020
8 items
I have added ebooks when available for easiest access from home :)
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General Recommendations
Break the Patriarchy
By:
KeyanaB_KCMO
Created on:
Mar 06, 2020
12 items
Well behaved women seldom make history
Note: Some of these titles are not released yet. But the stories were so good, I had t...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Superheroes
By:
KristanW_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 26, 2020
5 items
If you're looking for superhero stories in the non-comic format.
Genre Guide
SciFi and Fantasy by Women at Waldo
By:
MatthewS_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 26, 2020
100 items
We have more amazing Speculative Fiction stories by women authors on the shelf than can fit inside one Bibliocommons list. Here...
4 likes
Genre Guide
SciFi and Fantasy End of Series at Waldo
By:
MatthewS_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 25, 2020
15 items
If you're looking to finish an adventure previously started - begin here to see if the Waldo Branch has the final volume to you...
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Genre Guide
SciFi and Fantasy First in Series at Waldo
By:
MatthewS_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 25, 2020
47 items
Start a new adventure in 2020 with this collection of works that begin an ongoing tale!
General Recommendations
Read Across America - Teen Books
Created on:
Feb 24, 2020
49 items
Read Across America on March 2nd with these teen books!
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General Recommendations
Books to Consider
By:
MushirahR_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 22, 2020
10 items
Fiction Books That May Interest You
Genre Guide
SciFi and Fantasy by BIPOC authors at Waldo
By:
MatthewS_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 07, 2020
36 items
A list created for Black History month, but worth reading anytime!
General Recommendations
2020 Reading List
By:
RyanR_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 26, 2020
40 items
Nothing specific and nothing fancy; this is just a cumulative list of the books that I have read in the year 2020 (Sadly, witho...
General Recommendations
Afrofuturism
By:
RyanR_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 16, 2020
53 items
Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of history that explores the developing intersectio...
General Recommendations
Reading Missouri: 2009 Adult Winter Reading Program
Created on:
Jan 06, 2020
29 items
The Kansas City Public Library invites patrons to start Reading Missouri with the 2009 Adult Winter Reading Program. The Heart...
General Recommendations
Altered States: 2011 Adult Winter Reading Program
Created on:
Jan 06, 2020
22 items
The timeline of human history presents innumerable crossroads, junctions where individual action proved decisive-perhaps even m...
General Recommendations
Stop Me If You've Read This One: 2014 Adult Winter Reading Program
Created on:
Jan 06, 2020
29 items
Why laugh?
Well, for starters, it feels good. Laughter is born of positive emotional states like joy, mirth, happiness, and r...
General Recommendations
While the City Sleeps: 2013 Adult Winter Reading Program
Created on:
Jan 03, 2020
23 items
Because the night belongs to...whom? Does the night belong to the creatures that prowl it, seeking solace from the harsh light...
General Recommendations
Black Horror History
By:
KimG_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 31, 2019
69 items
These are titles that will help you explore the subject of Black Horror. This is a partial bibliography based on the syllabus ...
1 like
Top Picks
Our Favorites Reads of 2019 - Bonus Picks
Created on:
Dec 23, 2019
18 items
We admit: We can’t just keep our recommendations confined to a calendar year. Here are a few additional books read by Library s...
3 likes
Top Picks
Our Favorite Reads of 2019 - FICTION
Created on:
Dec 23, 2019
29 items
What books were winners with Library staff members in 2019? From pop culture potboilers to heavy-hitting history reads, check ...
4 likes
Topic Guide
Winter Solstice: Shortest day, shortest books
Created on:
Dec 20, 2019
10 items
In Kansas City, we'll have sunshine from 7:33am to 4:58pm. That's 9.5 hours of daylight. Here's the books you can power through...
Topic Guide
Meet Missouri Authors
By:
BridgetP_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 18, 2019
39 items
List of books created by Authors born, raised, and/or currently living in Missouri.
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General Recommendations
Religion in Literature
By:
JohnH_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 18, 2019
23 items
A wide range of different books in which religion is an important, if sometimes subtle, presence.
General Recommendations
Apocalyptic and Postapocalyptic Fiction
By:
JohnJ_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 10, 2019
16 items
books that take place after a global apocalypse or have an apocalyptic feel to them.
1 like
General Recommendations
Travel in Time This Holiday
By:
AlishaH_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 21, 2019
22 items
The weather may be harsh and the roads may be rough, but here are some books that let you travel… in time!